Raid on the Lofoten Islands, 4 March 1941
Fires burning in Stamsund, one of the Lofoten islands in northern Norway, as British commandos leave; 4 March, 1941.
During World War II, the first successful raid on Nazi-held territory, Operation Claymore, was conducted here. After a successful operation they returned with some 228 German prisoners, 314 loyal Norwegian volunteers, a number of Quisling regime collaborators, and code books and wheels for the Enigma machine. 


Raid on the Lofoten Islands

Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade with captured Germans in a jeep, with gliders of 6th Airlanding Brigade in the background, near Ranville, Normandy, France, a few kms. north-east of Caen; on the evening of 6 June 1944. 


Catch of the first day

Operation Husky: The Sicily Landings 9 - 10 July 1943: British troops manhandle vehicles and equipment on the beaches as they are unloaded from landing craft.